Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
by Sparks
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11

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  1. PaulS
    Jan 8, 2009
    10
    A Sparks classic. The Mael brothers improve with age. Witty, literate, tuneful and thought-provoking.
  2. MaryJ.
    Jan 17, 2009
    10
    Fantastic 21st album from the most overlooked, underrated band. Unique and entertaining -- I never tire of listening to it. See Sparks perform it live on Feb. 14 in L.A.
  3. MonteM.
    Jan 18, 2009
    10
    They've done it again. On par with everything they've ever done, including their classical mid-seventies British period. Do not miss this album.

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    70
    Compared to "Hello Young Lovers," Exotic Creatures does sound a little starker at points, but it's often also subtler and slyer, tempering bombast in favor of sprightly but also uneasy melodies on songs like 'The Director Never Yelled "Cut'"
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  2. cokemachineglow
    89
    Exotic is witty, literate, and charming.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    70
    And that's what makes Exotic Creatures Of The Deep such an interesting and deceptively ambitious record. Not only is Russell Mael still capable of using camp innuendo to mock himself, as on album closer 'Likeable', but he's also not afraid to put those who owe him and his brother a debt of gratitude - however small - in the public spotlight.
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